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Archive for March 20th, 2019

Arianespace’s first Vega mission of 2019 approved for lift-off with PRISMA

March 20th, 2019 by

The 14th Vega mission from French Guiana – which will orbit an Italian Space Agency Earth observation satellite – has been authorised for lift-off tomorrow following completion of its launch readiness review.

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Russia may launch Luna-Glob probe in 2022-2024

March 20th, 2019 by

Russia’s Luna-Glob (Luna-25) probe may be launched in 2022-2024, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Yuri Balega said.

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Thales Alenia Space marks key milestone for the NanoRacks airlock module

March 20th, 2019 by

Thales Alenia Space announced that its shell for NanoRacks’ Airlock Module is ready to be shipped to NanoRacks’ integration facilities in Houston, Texas.

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Takeover bid for Inmarsat

March 20th, 2019 by

Shares in Inmarsat Plc jumped 16% after the British satellite operator said it was in talks about a US$3.3 billion cash takeover approach from a private equity-led consortium.

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